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A Short History of Trans Misogyny

Name: A Short History of Trans Misogyny
ISBN: 9781804291603

Jules Gill-Peterson

Verso Books · Print & ebook · June 24, 2025

Reading lane: Transgender Studies

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Why This Clicks

Tracing an Invention

A richly detailed history traces how trans misogyny emerged across cities and colonial contexts.

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A historical account of trans misogyny’s emergence
Connections spanning New York, London, Paris, and colonial districts

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A narrative moving across the British Raj, the Philippines, and Hawaiʻi

Book Details

Authors: Jules Gill-Peterson
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: June 24, 2025
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Transgender Studies · SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Nonbinary & Genderqueer Studies
Reading lane: Transgender Studies

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How Cultures Work
Feminist Theory & Criticism
Transgender Studies

About This Book

The trans panic has not always been with us: it was invented Award-winning historian Jules Gill-Peterson’s richly detailed narrative takes us from New York, London, and Paris to the colonial districts of the British Raj, the Philippines, and Hawai’i to tell a richly detailed story of the emergence of trans misogyny.